Examples

Getty Images RUSSIAN RECORD: Kazimir Malevich's 1916 abstract painting "Suprematist Composition" brought in $60 million at a Sotheby's auction in New York in November, setting a record for the artist and for any Russian artwork sold at auction.

VLADIMIR PUTIN, RUSSIAN PRESIDENT (through translator): When it comes to the nuclear issue, the Iranians are cooperating with Russian nuclear agencies to reach a peaceful objective and all the countries involved that express their idea that peaceful nuclear activities must be allowed.

VLADIMIR PUTIN, RUSSIAN PRESIDENT (through translator): The fundamental principles of democracy and institutions of democracy must be adapted to the realities of Russian life today to our traditions and our history.